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Washington’s unilateral military actions over Iran are prompting European refusal to join, straining NATO unity and risking energy, food, and defense supply chains across Europe and Türkiye.

US and Israeli strikes on Iran have widened a confrontation that tests NATO cohesion.
Germany, France, the UK and Spain have publicly refused direct military involvement or naval commitments.
US leadership signaled willingness to act without allied consultation and to pressure reluctant partners.
Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz risk disrupting oil and LNG flows and pushing global energy prices higher.
Rising energy costs threaten European industry, fertilizer production, and food supply chains.
Türkiye is highly exposed as an energy importer and as a regional processing and export hub that transmits shocks.
European ammunition and defense production depend on energy and chemical inputs that are vulnerable to market and shipping disruptions.
The crisis may accelerate allied hedging and the shift toward a more plural and contested international order.

US escalation over Iran threatens to fracture NATO and Europe’s economy

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